Ross Corner, NJ
Ross Corner, NJ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Ross Corner at the 51st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 187 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ross Corner's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 53rd percentile nationally.
Where Ross Corner's buildings actually sit
Of Ross Corner's 187 counted buildings, 61.5% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Ross Corner ranks
Ross Corner's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Jersey (57th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (51st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ross Corner ranks 15,541 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,357 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Jersey alone, it ranks 298 of 700 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Jersey on its state page.
Ross Corner and the insurance market
At the 51st national percentile, Ross Corner rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Ross Corner
Because Direct exposure dominates in Ross Corner (61.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Ross Corner's figures come from
Ross Corner's 51st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ross Corner's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.